Towne Crier Café moving to Beacon from Pawling

The Towne Crier Café, which has had a home in Pawling for close to 25 years, will move to Beacon in the spring, the venue's owner has announced.

"It's the ideal location," said owner Phil Ciganer in a prepared statement. "Beacon has a revitalized downtown, a thriving arts community and easy access from the whole Hudson Valley."

The move was prompted in early 2012 when the club lost its lease on the Pawling, location that had been its home for nearly 25 years. Ciganer founded the Towne Crier in 1972 in an old stagecoach stop in Beekman. The club has changed location twice over the years.

"We briefly considered closing our doors, but the overwhelming outpouring of support inspired me to pursue a new and better vision of the Towne Crier," said Ciganer.